UCLA Study Finds Concrete’s Natural Absorption of Carbon Dioxide Does Little to Offset Emissions from Cement Production

Concrete slowly absorbs small amounts of carbon dioxide from the air over its lifetime, a natural process sometimes proposed as a solution to the cement industry’s heavy carbon footprint

Professor’s Cell Phone Microscope Honored as Best Innovation of 2011

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout A groundbreaking imaging technology developed by UCLA Engineering professor Aydogan Ozcan that can turn a simple cell phone into a powerful microscope has been named the top innovation of 2011 by...

Emerging Contaminants in the Water? Microbes to the Rescue

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Now, as new threats of environmental contaminants are being identified, UCLA civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Shaily Mahendra is investigating their environmental implications, and...

UCLA Researchers Enhance Graphene to Enable Multicolor Photodetection

UCLA Researchers Enhance Graphene to Enable Multicolor Photodetection

By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Work could improve image sensors, biosensors and communications By Wileen Wong Kromhout UCLA RESEARCH ALERT FINDINGS: Graphene, a one-atom–thick layer of carbon lattice with a honeycomb structure, is seen as an attractive...